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Advanced band

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.

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WordPinyinMeaning
长辈zhǎngbèiolder people in your family, like parents or grandparents
长相zhǎngxiàngThe way a person looks, especially their face.
掌管zhǎngguǎnto be in charge of something and control it
帐篷zhàngpenga shelter made of cloth where people sleep outside
帐子zhàngzia cloth cover hung over a bed to keep mosquitoes away
账单zhàngdāna paper showing how much money you must pay
账号zhànghàoan account, for example at a bank or on a website or app
胀zhàngto become bigger than normal, often with air or water inside
招标zhāobiāoto ask many companies for their prices and choose the best one
招待zhāodàito welcome guests and give them food, drinks, or a place to stay
招待会zhāodàihuìa party for welcoming guests, often with food and drinks
招揽zhāolǎnto try to get people to buy or use something
招募zhāomùto ask people to join a company, team, or group
招牌zhāopaia sign outside a shop that shows its name
招收zhāoshōuto take in new students or members
招数zhāoshùa clever move or trick; a way of doing something
朝气蓬勃zhāoqì-péngbófull of young energy and life
朝三暮四zhāosān-mùsìto change your mind again and again and never decide
朝夕相处zhāoxī-xiāngchǔto be together all day and every day
着迷zháomíto like something so much that you cannot stop watching or thinking about it
沼泽zhǎozésoft wet land with grass and shallow water
召集zhàojíto call people to come together for a meeting or activity
兆头zhàotoua sign that something, good or bad, may happen soon
照办zhàobànto do what someone tells you to do
照常zhàochángas usual; happening or done in the same way as before
照例zhàolìas usual; in the same way as always
照料zhàoliàoto look after a person or animal
照明zhàomínglight that helps people see, especially from electric lights
罩zhàoto cover something completely by putting something over it
肇事zhàoshìto cause an accident or trouble, especially a car accident
折腾zhētengto keep moving your body when you cannot sleep
遮zhēto cover something so that people cannot see it
遮盖zhēgàito cover something so it cannot be seen
折叠zhédiéto fold something, like paper or clothes
折合zhéhéto change an amount of money into another kind of money
折扣zhékòudiscount — a lower price; you pay less money than usual
折磨zhémóto make someone suffer a lot, in body or mind
折射zhéshèto bend light as it passes through water or glass
这会儿zhèhuìrnow; at this moment
这样一来zhèyàng-yīláilike this; in this way
针锋相对zhēnfēng-xiāngduìto answer angry words or attacks with words just as strong
针灸zhēnjiǔa Chinese treatment that puts thin needles into the body to stop pain
侦察zhēncháto secretly watch a place or enemy to get information
珍藏zhēncángto keep something safe because it is very special to you
珍视zhēnshìto value something very much
珍重zhēnzhòngto take good care of yourself (said when saying goodbye)
真假zhēnjiǎtrue and false
真空zhēnkōnga place that has no air in it; empty space
真情zhēnqíngtrue feelings; real emotions, not hidden or false
真是的zhēnshideused to show you are a little angry or unhappy